Trunk shoe-box.



G. H. WHEARY.

TRUNK SHOE BOX.

APPLICATION FILED ^uG.2. Isls.

Patented Nov. v18, 1919;

f UNITED sTATEs PATENT oEEIcE.

GEORGE HENRY WHEARY, OF RACINE, WISCONSIN.

TRUNK SHOE-BOX.

Application le'd August 2, 1918. Serial No. 247,936.

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, GEORGE HENRY IVHEARY, a citizen 'of the UnitedStates, and resident of Racine, .in the county of Racine and State oflVisconsin, have invented new and useful Improvements in Trunk Shoe-Boxes, of which the following is a description, reference being had tothe accompanying drawings, which are a part of this speci- Iication.

This invention relates to improvements in trunk shoe boxes, moreparticularly adapted for use in wardrobe trunks.

Wardrobe trunks of the better class are .l5 now usually provided withreceptacles of one kind or another for holding shoes. These receptaclesare usually positioned in the lower front portion of the wardrobesection of the trunk and removably connected to the trunk section. Thewardrobe section of the trunk is also usually provided with strips ofwood mounted on the side portions of said section to hold the drawers ofthe Wardrobe section in closed position when said trunk sections are inclosed position.

The shoe box connecting fixtures are usually mounted on these strips. Asall of these separate parts have. to be fastened to the trunk 'sectionby rivets or screws considerable work is involved and furthermore theparts as thus connected are not as strong as could be desired.

It is one of the object-s of the present invention to overcome thebefore-mentioned objectionable features and provide Aa trunk shoe boxwhich may be easily removably attached to the metal valance forming partof the wardrobe section of the trunk.

A further object of the invention is to provide a trunk shoe box whichis so constructed and mounted within the trunk section that it may beeasily swung to a position of convenient accessibility without detachingthe box from the trunk section.

A further object of the invention is to provide a trunk shoe box whichis s'o positioned and mounted within .the trunk seetion that it cannotbe injured by any normal shocks which trunks are usually subject to.

A further object of the invention is to provide a trunk shoe box and itsattaching means in which the attaching means in part 66 are formed aspart of the trunk section val- Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 18, 1919.

the invention consists of the improved trunk shoe box and its parts andcombinations as set forth in the claims, and all equivalents thereof.

In the accompanying drawing in which the same reference charactersindicate the same in all of the views:

Figure 1 is a front view of the lower portion of a wardrobe trunk shownprovided with the improved shoe box;

Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view taken on line 2 2 of Fig. 1 with theshoe box shown in closed position;

Fig. 3 is a similar view taken on line 3-3 of Fig. 1 with the shoe boxswung outwardly and in open position;

Fig. 4 is a horizontal sectional vdetail view taken on. line 4-4 of Fig.1; and

Fig. 5 is a `vertical sectional detail view taken on line 5-5 of Fig. 1.l

Referring to the drawing the numeral 8 indica-tes a portion of awardrobe trunk, 9 the drawer section and 10 the wardrobe section whichis provided with the improved shoe box 11 in the lower portion thereof.The shoe box is of rectangular form and is of a length to easily fitbetween the opposite side front fianges 12 of the reinforcing metalvalance member 13 of the wardrobe section to permit garments suspendedin the wardrobe section lto hangr in the rear of the shoe box.

The rear orcover wall 14 of the box is inclined downwardly rearwardly toprovide more clothes space between the upper rear or cover wall of thebox and the rear wall of the wardrobe section of the trunk,

In shoe boxes of this type the cover 14 is usually inthe rear of box andis hinged to the bottom portion of the box and extends upwardly,forwardly in vertical position so that it is necessary to remove orswing the box, outwardly, downwardly from the wardrobe section in orderto gain access to the contents of the box.

Lock members 15 hold the cover in closed position. r

The reinforcing metal valance 13 for the wardrobe section is of U-shapein cross section and is provided with opposite inwardly extendingflanges 12, before mentioned, which are of double thickness. The lowerend portions of these flanges are provided with notches 16 to permit thepassage tlierethrough of trunnlons 17 mounted on the front, loweropposite'side portions of the box. Angular supporting members 18 rivetedor otherwise. .fastened to the inner sides of the flanges form socketsor recesses 19 for receiving the trunnions 17. The lower portions of thesockets extend below the notches 16 So that when the trunnions aremounted therein that, while free to turn, t-hey cannot be removed unlessthe box is moved bodily upwardly and thou outwardly through the notches.This construction permits the box to' be swung outwardly to the positionshown in Fig. V3 or inwardly to closed posi-tion as clear y shown inFig. 2.

-Tiic upper opposite corner portions of the box are provided with springactuated bolts 20, the beveled ends 21 of which are adapted to snap overthe flanges 12 of the valance and lock the box in its upright position.The casings 22 of the bolts are provided with projecting stop fingers 23which bear against the outer faces of the flanges 12 to limit the innermovement of the boxes. The flanges 12 at the points engaged by said stopfingers are ,recessed or shouldered as indicated by the numeral 24 toreceive the stop fingers and to prevent Ithe upward movement of the boxwhen said box is in upright position.

The beloved ends of the bolts permit said bolts to snap over the flanges12 when the box is swung inwardly to locked position, and in whichposition the box will also serve to reinforce the trunk. Handles Q5projecting upwardly from the bolts provide for drawing the boltsinwardly to disengage the flanges. If it is desire to gain access 'tothe box it is only necessar to pull inwardly on the bolt handles an tiltthe box outwardly or remove it bodily from the trunk and then open thecover.

It will be noted that the lower edge of the shoe box is spaced from thelower end portion of the trunksection to prevent in- )ury to the shoebox in the event thatv lower end portion of the wardrobe section shouldbe bent inwardly. v

From the foregoin description it will be seen that the trun shoe box isof very simple construction and is well adapted for the purposedescribed.

What I claim as my invention is:

1. The combination with a trunk provided with a shoe box, of means forremovably securing the' shoe box to the trunk, comprising avalance'member for the trunk having opposite lower socket portions,trun` nions projecting from the lower portions of the shoe box andremovably entering the sockets, locking members mounted on the upperportion of the shoe box for engaging the' inner sides of the valancemember, and means carried by the upper portion of the shoe box forengaging the outer portion of the valance to prevent inward movement ofthe shoe box. l

2. The combination with a trunk `provided with a shoe box, of a meansfor removably securing the shoe box to the trunk, comprising a valancemember for the trunk having opposite lower socket portions and uppershouldered portions, trunnions'"^pro jecting from the lower portions ofthe shoe box and removably entering the sockets, locking members mountedon the upperl opposite end portions of the shoe box for engaging theinner sides of the valance member, and means carried by the upperopposite end portions of the shoe box for engaging the outer portion ofthe valance and `the shouldered portions thereof to prevent inwardv andupward movement of the shoe box.

3. The combination with a trunk provided with a shoe box, of means forremovably securing theshoe box to the trunk, comprising a valance memberfor the trunk having opposite lower socket portions and notchescommunicating therewith, said valance member also having upper recessedportions, trunnions projecting from the lower opposite side portions ofthe shoe box and entering the sockets and removable therefrom throughthe notches, locking members mounted on the u per opposite end portionsof the shoe box or enga-ging the inner sides of the valance member, andmeans projecting outwardl'y from the upper opposite side portions of theShoe box which enter the recessed portions of the valance to preventinward and upward movement of the shoe box.

4. The combination with a trunk provided with a shoe box, of a means forremovably securing the shoe box to the trunk, comrising a valance memberfor the trunk having opposite lower socket portions and front notchescommunicating therewith, said valance member also having upper recessedportions, trunnions mounted on lower portions of the shoe box andpro'ecting outwardly on opposite sides of the s oe box and removablventering the sockets through the front notches, and locking membersmounted on the upper opposite end portions of the shoe box for engagingthe inner sides of the valance member, the casngs of said lockingmembers having oppositely projectin fingers which extend 1n front of thevaance member and into the recessed portions of said valance member toprevent inward and upward movement of the shoe box when within thetrunk.

5. The combination with a trunk provided with a removable box having aninner open side and a hinged cover, of a means for securing the box tothe trunk, comprising valance member parts mounted on opposite sides ofone of the trunk sections and having inwardly extending flanges, saidflanges having lower notched portions and upper recessed portions,angled members mounted on l the inner sides of the valance flanges ad*Jacent the notched portions to form sockets, Y

said removable box interposed between the opposite flanges with itslower end portion spaced a slight distance from the lower end of thetrunk section7 trunnions projecting horizontally from the lower oppositeside portions of the box and entering the sockets and removabletherefrom through the notches, said trunnion and socket engagementforming apivoted connection between the box and the trunk section topermit the box to 'be swung outwardly therefrom to apositon so that itsupper portion will rest on the Hoor, and looking members mounted on theupper .opposite end portions of the box for engaging the inner sides ofthe valance flanges, the oasings of said locking members havingoppositely projecting fingers which extend into the recessed portions ofthe valance langes to prevent inward and upward movement of the box whensaid box is within the trunk section.

6. The. combination with a trunk provided with a shoe box, of a meansfor removably securing the shoe box to the trunk, comprising a valancemember for the trunk, a trnnnion and socket connection between the lowerportions of the box and the valance member which permits the easyremoval of the 'box from the valance member, locking members mounted onthe upper portion .of the shoe box 'for lockingly engaging the valancemember, and means for limiting the inward movement of the box.

In testimony whereof, I allix my signature.

GEORGE HENRY WHEARY.

